The microfracture technique

Techniques in Knee Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 140-148

  Mithoefer, Kai ^a,c   Steadman, J Richard ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Harvard Vanguard Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular; Cartilage injury; Microfracture; Repair; Technique

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EFFUSION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REPAIR; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33748599302     PISSN: 15360636     EISSN: 15381935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.btk.0000233808.69433.c2     Document Type: Review

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